Compare energy suppliers' customer service

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If you’re thinking of switching, you should check how well different energy suppliers deal with customer service.

We’ve compared the largest suppliers across 3 different categories and ranked their customer services. We’ve scored each supplier out of 5. Find out how the scores are worked out.

Scores for July to September 2023

We will publish updated scores for the following 3 months in March 2024.

Rank
Supplier
Fewer complaints received
Contact waiting time
Customer commitments
Rating
Overall rating
1
Shell Energy

3 out of 5

4 out of 5

5 out of 5

3.8 out of 5

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2
Outfox The Market

3 out of 5

3 out of 5

5 out of 5

3.3 out of 5

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3
Ecotricity

2 out of 5

4 out of 5

3 out of 5

3.2 out of 5

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4
E (Gas and Electricity)

1 out of 5

4 out of 5

3 out of 5

3.1 out of 5

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5
EDF Energy

1 out of 5

4 out of 5

5 out of 5

2.9 out of 5

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6
ScottishPower

1 out of 5

4 out of 5

5 out of 5

2.9 out of 5

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7
Ovo Energy

1 out of 5

3 out of 5

5 out of 5

2.7 out of 5

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8
Octopus Energy

2 out of 5

2 out of 5

5 out of 5

2.5 out of 5

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9
Co-operative Energy

2 out of 5

2 out of 5

5 out of 5

2.5 out of 5

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10
E.ON Next

1 out of 5

3 out of 5

5 out of 5

2.5 out of 5

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11
Boost Power

1 out of 5

3 out of 5

5 out of 5

2.4 out of 5

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12
Good Energy

2 out of 5

2 out of 5

3 out of 5

2.3 out of 5

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13
Utility Warehouse

1 out of 5

3 out of 5

3 out of 5

2.2 out of 5

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14
British Gas

1 out of 5

2 out of 5

5 out of 5

1.8 out of 5

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15
So Energy

1 out of 5

2 out of 5

5 out of 5

1.7 out of 5

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16
Utilita

1 out of 5

2 out of 5

0 out of 5

1.6 out of 5

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Showing 5 of 16 suppliers

Suppliers that aren’t included in the table

We only give an overall customer service rating to larger suppliers. We include suppliers with over 25,000 customer accounts.

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Find out about switching and tariffs

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It’s also important to understand the different tariffs on offer. Find out about the different types of energy tariff.

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